“Dramatic increases in smolt survival are needed to overcome the negative impacts of climate change for this threatened species.” So conclude salmon researchers about Snake River spring/summer Chinook in a paper published this week and who say that the “urgency is...
Despite a written assurance from WDFW's director that he wouldn't release steelhead smolts reared for a new Skykomish River hatchery program without final federal go-ahead, a highly litigious environmental group sued the agency last week anyway....
The Oregon State Police is requesting the public’s assistance to help identify the person(s) responsible for the unlawful taking of at least three mule deer and wasting two of those deer in Harney County....
A slightly shorter late whitetail rifle hunt and no antler restrictions on bucks; an end to true spike restrictions for archers in the Colockum and Teanaway; fewer antlerless moose permits in the Colville area; opening the 4-O Wildlife Area to general...
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) fishery managers have scheduled a variety of opportunities for the public to participate in setting state-managed salmon fishing seasons for 2021, beginning with an annual salmon forecast meeting on Feb. 26....
The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife announced today the department will begin two rounds of aerial bighorn sheep captures through February in an effort to control the Mycoplasma ovipneumoniae (Movi) disease currently affecting the Yakima Canyon herd....
Northwest salmon managers are forecasting an ocean abundance of at least 1.732 million coho off the coast this summer, confirming rumormongering here over the weekend....
Lower Columbia mainstem from Portland to Longview – 8 salmonid boats and 13 Washington bank rods were tallied during Saturday’s (2/6) effort count. ...
Congressman Mike Simpson (R-ID) has introduced a conceptual framework for a bold infrastructure package designed to modernize energy, transportation and agriculture systems, and recover salmon....
I'm not sure if the bonkers one is the ocean coho forecast that I'm hearing, or me for sharing it without Official Sources, Quotes & Footnotes, but probably it's a little bit of both of us. ...
On February 4, 2021, a White City, Oregon man was sentenced for violating the Lacey Act by illegally poaching a trophy bull elk in Crater Lake National Park, announced U.S. Attorney Billy J. Williams....
When Buzz Ramsey talks, people tend to listen. I know I do. For decades upon decades now, the famed cowboy-hatted Northwest angler has been catching salmon and steelhead, tinkering with lures and sharing expert advice with fellow fishermen. Ramsey retired at...
Federal steelhead overseers are now seeking comment on a draft environmental assessment for a proposed new integrated summer-run broodstock program on the Skykomish....